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Kim Yong-tae, Kim Jae-seop, and Oh Se-hoon, these "Sakura conservatives," are persistently causing a stir, demanding that Jang Dong-hyuk, the People Power Party leader, apologize for the "12/3 State of Emergency." They are dragging former President Lee Myung-bak into the fray, distancing themselves from President Yoon Suk-yeol, shouting for him to "break up with 'Yoon Again'," and pressuring him not to talk about election fraud. TV Chosun is constantly airing reports demanding an apology from the People Power Party leadership.

Why are they doing this? Their ulterior motives and desires are twofold: first, to open the door for Han Dong-hoon's return, and second, to obstruct Leader Jang Dong-hyuk's reforms. This is because if the reforms succeed, they will lose their place.

The moment Jang Dong-hyuk defeated candidate Kim Moon-soo and became party leader, the impeachment proponents must have been shocked. They witnessed the fact that when party members unite, they can even defeat the previous presidential candidate. They saw how formidable the anger towards Han Dong-hoon is. And they must have felt a chill down their spines seeing Leader Jang Dong-hyuk's second reform initiative: "70% party member voting in the national convention."

They know that if they cannot secure the selection of party members in the primary for next year's local elections, everything, including nominations, will be over. What will happen to Oh Se-hoon, who supported impeachment? He will be eliminated from the primary. The same applies to the likes of Kim Yong-tae and Kim Jae-seop. The very fact that Leader Jang Dong-hyuk became party leader is proof that the power of those opposed to impeachment is that strong. Therefore, if the power of party members is strengthened to 70% and they even defeat the Democratic Party in the local elections, these individuals will have to completely retire from politics in Yeouido.

That is why, under the guise of an apology, they are trying to weaken the leadership of Leader Jang Dong-hyuk and bring him down. If Leader Jang Dong-hyuk is brought down, who will return next? It will be Han Dong-hoon. Han Dong-hoon and these individuals are already on the same boat. They are bound by the common ground of supporting impeachment. The more successful and victorious Leader Jang Dong-hyuk, who symbolizes opposition to impeachment, becomes, the more their political influence and power will wane, and consequently, their political lives will end.

So, let's consider this. What will happen if the People Power Party leadership apologizes for the state of emergency? They will be completely caught in their "rebellion" frame. Let's look at Kim Yong-tae, who has already apologized. He apologized before the presidential election, saying the state of emergency was wrong. He apologized again at the May 18th Gwangju cemetery. He apologized again for the late Sergeant Chae, who died in the line of duty. Did he win the presidential election because of that? Has anything been achieved by apologizing? They should realize by now that apologizing only backfires, but they have zero political sense.

Excessive apologies are counterproductive. This is true even in personal relationships. If you've already apologized and then a long time later, you go back and apologize again, what would the other person think? They might think you consider them petty, or wonder if you've done something else wrong that they don't know about.

If you apologize, you must then show changed behavior. What do party members truly want? They want to shed the old ways of criticizing the president, expelling members, and completely disregarding party members, and become renewed.

The politically apathetic are not interested in apologies. Why did the exchange rate rise? Why have there been so many Chinese people? Why are they considering taxing capital gains for Korean investors in foreign markets? These are the issues they search for. Do you think "apology" will even appear in the algorithms, you fools! Will these useless individuals like Kim Yong-tae, Kim Jae-seop, and Oh Se-hoon bowing their heads translate into approval ratings? They are fools who cannot see the big picture and the overall trend.

Apologizing will only lead to the division of conservatives. The moment they apologize for the state of emergency, they cannot expose the fraudulent impeachment. Hong Jang-won's perjury, Kwak Jong-geun's perjury, and Han Duck-soo's perjury are all being revealed, proving that President Yoon's impeachment is a fraud and that there was no rebellion. Apologizing for the state of emergency would undermine all of this.

Furthermore, it will only provide a pretext for those who advocate for the dissolution of parties that justify rebellion. The Democratic Party is currently eyeing the People Power Party, threatening to file for its dissolution. If they apologize for the state of emergency, it's obvious that the argument will be, "You really are a rebellious party, so dissolve it."

Lee Jae-myung should apologize. Han Dong-hoon and the Democratic Party's lackeys should come before the party members and offer a groveling apology. Most importantly, these "Sakura conservatives" within the People Power Party, those who supported impeachment, should apologize to the public and party members first.

There is a secret to the People Power Party's approval rating overtaking the Democratic Party. Unaffiliated and centrist voters will return in a month or two. Seeing how the Lee Jae-myung administration is currently behaving, they won't be able to stand it. The problem is the hardline support base. How can we bring back those who have left, trembling with a sense of betrayal? We must create a home that people can be proud of. We must make the party so attractive and impressive that party members can voluntarily encourage others to join the People Power Party.

These inexperienced individuals like Kim Yong-tae and Kim Jae-seop should just stop fanning the flames. You claimed that President Yoon set the house on fire, didn't you? But have you ever considered why the approval ratings rose above 50% during that period? Han Dong-hoon couldn't achieve that. You are the arsonists yourselves. Your absence and silence will lead to an increase in approval ratings. The remaining approval ratings are always open.

Right now, Leader Jang Dong-hyuk's very existence is a competitive advantage. The fact that the anti-impeachment faction defeated Kim Moon-soo is already a disaster for Han Dong-hoon's faction. The moment this becomes the trend, there will be no nominations for them in the future. By removing Ethics Committee Chairman Yeo Sang-won and accelerating the investigation and disciplinary action for Han Dong-hoon's party affiliation case, and by raising the party member voting ratio to 70% to defeat the Democratic Party, the political careers of the "Sakura conservatives" within the People Power Party will be over.

That's why they are desperately screaming for an apology.

Editorial Department, Hanmi Ilbo